Harness



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J. a. GARM N. HARNESS.

0. 510,9(18. Patented Dec. 19, 1893.

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PATENT JOHN G. GARMAN, OF ANNVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFTO CHARLES H. PATTERSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

HARNESS.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 510,908, datedDecember 19, 1893.

Application filed March 11. 1898. Serial No. 465,625. (NomodeL) T aZZwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. GARMAN, a citizen of the United States,residin'gin Annville, in the county of Lebanon and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHarness, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a harness for horses,and particularly to wagonand carriage harness, and aims to provide an improved attachment forpreventing the passage of the reins upwardly under the horses tail.

In carrying out the preferred form of my invention, I provide a strap,connected at top to theusual crupper, and at bottom to the breeching,and having intermediate of these parts a loop for engaging the tail ofthe horse, whereby, should the reins pass under the tail, they will beprevented from rising above this loop, which, being disposed at theflexible part of the tail, will arrest the reins at a point where theycan readily be withdrawn by a slight pull.

In the accompanying drawing, which is a perspective view of thepreferred form of my invention showing the adjacent parts of the harnessin dotted lines, let A represent my improved attachment, B the usualcrupper loop of a harness, C the back strap, which as usual extendsalong the horses back from the hams-strap or gig-saddle to the crupper,D the buckle straps for connecting the back strap and crupper, E theusual breeching which passes around the buttocks of the horse, and F thehip-strap between the back strap and breeching for supporting thelatter.

According to my invention I provide a'loop engaging the horses tailbeyond the root thereof, anda connection between this loop and someadjacent part of the harness for preventing the upward passage of thereins in case they get under the tail during switching of the latter.Preferably this is accomplished by vertical strap G, which is a broadstrap of tolerably thick leather, divided at its upper end into twonarrow buckle strapsH H, which are separated to leave a suflicient spaceI between them for the convenient passage of the horses tail, and whichare perforated at their upper ends and are respectively engaged byrespective crupper buckles J J at the upper ends of the cru-pper, thestraps passing under the cruppen buckle loops K and then through thebuckle after the latter has engaged the corresponding end of thebuckle-strap D which passes through the buckle J and loop K beneath thestrap H. The strap G extends downwardly and is doubled'on itself at itslower end to form abreeching loop L, through which the breeching Epasses, and thence the end of the strap rises and carries a buckle M,the loop of which is held against the thick end of the strap G by anarrow tie strip N sewediover the latter. Intermediate of its ends thestrap G carries a loop 0 for engaging the tail below the root thereofand at or near the flexible portion thereof. This loop 0 maybe variouslyconstructed, of any material, and connected to the strap G in anyconvenient manner. I

prefer to construct it of a narrow leather strap,

carrying a buckle Pat one end, and perforated at its other end to engagethis buckle, and loosely connected to the strap G to be rotativerelatively thereto. Preferably the loop '0 is connected to the strap bya narrow strap Q, sewed to the face of the strap G at its upper endslightly belowthe divided part of the strap G and above the loop 0,extending thence over the loop, and again sewed to the strap G below theloop, and extending thence downwardly in the form of a free end Bperforated and engaging the buckle M. To leave a free space between thestrap G, the loop 0, and its confining strap Q, I insert two taperingfilling pieces S and T under the strap Q, one above the loop and theother below it, and stitch the strap through these pieces, therebyleaving a slot U for the passage of the loop O. Thus the loop can bemoved around in this slot to bring the buckle P of the loop to eitherside, or at the back, as desired. The loop can beadjusted, by drawingits perforated end through its buckle end to the desired extent, toproperly engage the horses tail.

In operation, the 'crupper and breeching being in position on the horse,or, if desired, before the harness is applied to the horse, theattachment will be applied by passing the buckle straps H intoengagement with the respective buckles J, adjusting'themin these bucklesto the desired position, thenturniug the loop L around the breeching andbuckling its end by the buckle M to the strap R, giving the desiredadjustment here by moving this buckle M along the strap Rto the desiredextent, and then. the loop 0 will be buckled about the horses tail,being drawn to tightly or loosely embrace it as wished. XVhen thusapplied the tail will be engaged some distance ,below its root and atapoint where its movement is not very great, and where it will readilyyield to permit the escape of the reins should they get under the tail.It in switching the tail it is thrown over one or both of the reins, thelatter cannot rise above the loop 0, and therefore they cannot get intoa position from which it would be diflicult to remove them. Thus thegreat danger incident to having the reins get under the tails isavoided. The low end of the strap G preferably movabl y engages thebreeching, whereby with the switching of the tail the strap and loophave much freedom of movement, and thus the ability of the animal toproperly protect himself against the attacks of insects is not impaired.

It will be seen that my invention provides a simple and valuableattachment for harnesses which can be conveniently and effect-- ivelyapplied and used; and it will be understood that the invention is notlimited to the exact details of construction and arrangement describedand shown as its preferred form, as these may be modified ascircumstances, or the judgment of those skilled in the art,

may dictate, without departing from the essential features of theinvention.

What I claim is, in harness attachments, the following-defined novelfeatures and combinations, substantially as hereinbefore set forth,namely:

1. A harness attachment consisting of the strapG having buckle-straps HHand intermediate space I at its upper end and loop L at its lower end,in combination with loop 0 carried by said strap and strap Q sewed tosaid strap Gfor engaging the lower end'thereof, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

2. A harness attachment consisting of a tail holder for harnessescomprising astrap G beneath the tail of the horse, having a loop at itslower end engaging the breech-strap of a harness, and constructed at itsupper end with two straps H H, having the space I between them, andpassing upwardly at opposite sides of the horses tail to and above theoutside of the usual crupper, and engaging at their upper ends the usualbuckles of the latter, and a loop 0 carried by the intermediate portionof said strap G forembracing the tail of the horse, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOHN G. GARMAN. Witnesses:

ISAAC BEAVER, HARRY W. LIGHT.

